What Is Diagnostic Equipment?

Diagnostic equipment diagnoses problems based on symptoms. Diagnostic equipment is often used to determine a medical condition. It can also be used in homes to determine things such as air leakage.

Buildings

• Blower doors are fans positioned in door frames. They pressurize and depressurize a home to find how much air is leaking. Duct blowers serve the same purpose, but are attached to ducts instead of doors. Air leakage is when air is moving through a building but is not moving stale air out or bringing fresh air in. Infrared cameras show heat variations on surfaces to detect where heat is being lost, pointing to air leakage.

Medicine

• Stethoscopes, blood pressure monitors and thermometers are considered medical diagnostic equipment. There are also monitors that watch a person's vital signs, pulse monitors and fetal monitors to watch the heart rate of fetuses.

Professions

• Contractors use diagnostic tools to pinpoint problems in the home. Medical professionals, such as paramedics, use diagnostic equipment to detect medical conditions.